Washing-machine.



H. W. DARROW. WASHING MACHINE. nruouxon FILED 8PT.11.1907

933,295. Patented Sept. 7, 1909. V 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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WASHING MACHINE. nrmuumn rnnmanr'r. 11, 1901.

Patented Sept. 7, 19,09.

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Savant UNITED STATES HENRY W. DARROW, 'OF CHICAGO,

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

rumors/assume r PARAGON MFG. 00., or

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WASHING-lawman.

Specification of Letters i'atent Application tiled September 11 1907.Beiial No. 392,336.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY W. Darrow, citizen of the United States,residing at Chicage, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines, ofwhich the following is a s ecification.

This invention contemp ates certain new and useful improvements inrevoluble cylin der washing machines, and the invention has for itsgeneral object a-sim 1e, durable and eflicient construction of mac lineof this ty the invention relating particularly to t e cylinder itselfwhich is so constructed that it may be cheaply mannfacturedso that itwill possess to a marked degree elements of lightness'and strength,andcapability of resisting hard usage.

To this end, the invention comprises essentially an all-metal c lifiderwhich is reinforced and made rigi in a simple and effect- I ive manner.

' inder provided 0 asto W accompanying drawings iniyhl -A further objectofthe invention is a cylwith clothes carriers which will not only havean adoptive clothes carrying capacity (fad lift the clothes to a highpoint., rop the clothes from a high elevatron into thowcter in thecylinder, but which will also assist in r nforci the heads of thecylindcxgin connection wltliother arts hereinafter dmribedQ And afurther ject .of the invention is ccylinder embodgircig a door whichwill be easy to open an osd nd which by. its inherent constructloa willhold itself securely after being closed and without'any go. or opening.-through which any of the artio es being carried thereinmay got'rudewhere they would be in danger of .eomin 1 With eseand other objects inVXGW '8.S will more fully appear as the description proceeds, themyfention consists in certa n constructions, arran ements and comh1nations of the'parts the "I shall hereinafter 16* scribe and .'c aim,reference bei i fl ed Fi re 1 1s av rs tiveviewfbroke r f away, of"adrtibri of a washin chine em Fyin'g inyention; ii. 2 g

, t e section beingcaken thr view thereof the clothes carryingclylinderor -drum; v

" 11 t gs8 pie mod fied, fe gn of clothes carriers; rings-const tutereinforcing members 119 being shown open, this view be re'mov heimprovementsio my; f is a transverse -sectional a detail perspectiveview of one of t braces employed to stiifen' the cylinder and ooaot witht e (1001 thereof; and, Fig. 5 is a fra mentar transverse sectional viewthr'ougfii the cylinder and its door.

to in the following description and in icated in all the views of thedrawings bythe same. reference characters. Referring to the drawings,the numeral 1 designates the-body portion of myinlproved washingmachine, said body portion embodying .the sheet metal trough beingpreferably provided with a flat lid or cover 3 hin ed thereto at one.edge. Preferably the section 3, which may be turned. backwar preferablyunderneath the main portion of the lid during the washing operation, soas to expose the soap box 4 which is' also of Sheet metal and which inaddition to its function as a receptacle for bars of soap, serves as asteam cut-01f or protector in connection with the which'overhangs it. Inorder to strengthen it, the edges of the angular plate 4'whichconstitutes the soap box are curled as indicated at 43. 9; one of*saidedges for-[ping sockets at its ride to I Bon which the said plate ispivotally mount ed,.80 that itmay illustrated in Fig. 1 to allow thecylinder to These trunnions 5. j fin:

from and are preferably urine 7 inwardl y 5 *seoured by tegral withangular brackets 'exte n ing ledges 5" designedto support the lcteA- 1noafrative pos1tion,.as 0 early '11- Fustrated in e drawings. g n

The clothes cnrrying' cylinder 6 1s m the presentinstance constructedentirely of thin .shet-ihetal, the body portion, as well as the heads,and in order to secure the necessary ity; of -the parts of the all-metalcyl n- 'der',-I to each esthereofrmgs 8 thatempreink we meeting atathema inmate-atl ses.

Patented Sept. 7; 1909.

Corresponding and like parts are referred 1 I1refinementdam that theghn, r removed and p s. The

or tank 2 and W main portion of the lid 3 receive the trunnions be swungbackwardly, a's

screws or otherwisewithintheendsof thef.

rtion 1 and formed with inwardly of the heads 7 and to.

thetrunmons 9are for Qd,-sa1d W mounted within stu'rupslQ.

which coact with compleinental members 11 in the form of bars securedpreferably to the inner faces of the respective heads 7 and preferablyoverlapping t e ends of the webs 8' and secured to the heads by the samerivets as said webs, as Well as by other rivets. The reinforcing members11 extend from the rin s 8 outwardly to the edges of the heads on theirouter ends refera ly abut against the inner surface ofi t e bod portionof the cylinder. The rings 8, an their com le' mental reinforcir gmembers 11 are pre erably formed 0Q castings, so as to produce thenecessary rigidity at small cost.

In addition to their function as reinforcing members or braces, thecastings 11 form supports ior the clothes carrying blades or lates 14,,In that form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 2, these plates whichare preferfibly constructed of sheet metal have a swingiiig movementbetween the diverging mem ers of the bifurcated castings, as shown, thelatter being formed -with lugs 15 to limit the movements of the plates14 in one direction or the'other. The plates 14 may be pivoted by theends of one rolled edge receiving the rivets 1B which extend through therings and the overlappin of. the castings 11, as illustrated in ig. 2,.By this arrangement of swinging clothes carriers, it is obvious thatthey may be swun to the right or the left according to the irection inwhich the cylinder is revolved. Each clothes carrier thus forms a;

pocket which carries a larger quantity of clothes than the ordinarstraight or stationary clothes carriers t at extend usually but a shortdistance in a radial direction inwardly from the body of the; cylinder.4 Hence, my construction of clothes carrier insures that the clotheswill be carried to a higher point in the cylinder, thereby increasingthe fall and the constant eificiency of the washing machine. Inaddition, also, as the edes-of the plates-14 extend close to the bortion of the c linder, they serve to 'assis in reinforcing t e same. Itis to be understood, however, that my invention is not limited to aswingingclothes carrier. For exam 10, as illustrated in F g. 3, thereinforci Ears or castings 11' may extend straight" at from the outerends of the webs 8 of the ring 8 and ma carr the straiglht plates-:14,the edges 0 whi are curle be held stations by the inner and outer rivetsof the, id ars or castings 11.

The door fi'constructed in, aceorda ce with' this invention is dished orcurved 1n- 2 and '5, and is made of comparatively lig't sheet m'etalwith sufiicient resil ency or spring-'to'eflect a roper lockm' engawiththe b yport on' o the o5 cy inder, without the use of other latchesends as shown so as to extend around and wardly in section,'as best seenin that are so liable to get out of order and that increase the cost ofconstruction. One edge 17 of the dished or concave door 16 is curled asshown to strengthen it and is preferably lunged at its ends on thetrunnions 18 projecting inwardly from the door frames 19, although it isto be understood'that it is within the purview of my invention to hingethe door to the cylinder in various ways. These door frames 19 arepreferably light castings which reinforce the cylinder heads .where thedoorway is provided, and they are formed with outwardly projectingangplarly dis osed flanges 19 extending over t e recesse edges 0 therespective heads so as shown. They are a so formed with end recesses20in which the curled (andthereby strengthened) edges of the bodyportion of the cylinder are tted, arms 20 projecting in oppositedirections from the ends of the door frames 19 and bein riveted to thebody portion of the cylin er as shown. In order to support the sideedges of the door 16 and revent it from being swung too far within thecylinder the door frames 19 are formed with inwardly projecting curvedledges 19".

The free edge 22 of the door 16 is curled upon itself to strengthen itand to also at the same time form a locking head which may be sprundownwardly past the adjacent cur ed e ge of the body portion of thecylinder when the door is moved to the c osed position, therebyefi'ccti'n a tight joint between the door and the cy inder and securelyholding the door in p ace by its inherent construction and without theuse of locking accessories. By the formation of the tight joint orcontact between the curled ed e 22 of the door and the curled edge 21 othe'bodly portion of the c linder throughout their ength, all possibiity oit' clothes protruding out of the cylinder and becomin caught anddamaged is effectually preclud In order to open the door 16 and at thesame time to serve as handles by which the cylinder may be lifted fromthe body. portion of the machine when the door is closed, I provide thehandles 23. These handles are r reted or'otherwise securely; fastened atone end to the door near the free edge of the latter and are providedwith ofiset opposite freeaends 24 which? reject downwardly and lo'oselythrough sl iits 25 formed in the door to receive themi, The extremities26 of the free ends of the handles are rejected outwardly as shown bestin Fig. ee as to limit the outward movement of the handles relative tothe door. In. order to 0 en the door, ,it is only necessary to gras theandles 23, pro er-ably facing't e hm e edge of the door and then twistthe ban les toward you, lpressing downwardl upon the rear free en a andgiving a sligit upward backwardly, its bead 22 or lugs 27 on the handles23 maybe caught over the said hinged ed e of the lid 3 and thereb holdthe cylin er stationary in an 0 vious manner.

It is to be understood that the cylinder 16 'may be rotated in anydesiredway, For instance, one of the rings 8 may be provided with aseries of teeth or pins 28 designed for engagement by a. driving pinion2 9 on the shaft 30,

- Fromthe foregoing description in connection with the accompanyindrawings, it will be seen that I have provided a cheap, simple, durableand eiiicient construction of all-metal revoluble cylinder for washingmachines, and one which is rovided with a door having a positive lock ngaction withp out the use of the pivoted or other latches that are soliable to g t out of order and are in other we 's genera lyunsatisfactory.

Having t 111$ described the invention, what is claimed as new is: v i

l. A washin machine including a body portion, a revo uble cylindermounted therein and provided with heads, reinforcing rings secured tothe outer faces of the respective heads, radial reinforcin bars securedto the inner faces of said ends and extending outwardly from a pointopp'osite said rin s, and clothes-carrying plates'supported )y saidradial bars and extending )ngitudinall'v across the cylinder and wit theouter edges thereof conti uous to the outer-wall of the cylinder, sailates being of a width less than the distance etween the circumferenceof the cylinder and the axis thereof.

2. A washin machine including a body pqrtion, a revo uble cylindermounted therepivoted at t in and provided Wlth heads, r inforcingmembers secured to the respective headson the exterior face thereof,bifurcated bars also secured to said heads on the inner faces thereof,said bars extending radially outward from a point opposite said'firstnamed reinforcing members and the circumference ofthe cylinder, the barsbein provided with lugs, and clothes carrying p ates ivoted to the barsat the fork thereof ada to swin between the bifurcated bars an to belimite in their movement by the lugs thereon,

4. A washing machine including a body portion, a cylinder rotatablmounted therein and provided with hea s, a reinforcing ring secured ,tothe outer faceof each head, a plurality of pairs of bifurcated barssecured to the inner face of the heads, the junction point of each ofthe bifurcated bars being opposite to the reinforcin ring, lugs on thebars, and a plurality o clothes-carrying plates, each plate beingpivotall mounted at the junction of each pair of bi urcated b'ars andadapted to be limited in its movement by the lugs thereon.

5. A washing machine including a body ortion, a rotatable cylindermounted therein and provided with heads, a plurality of pairs ofbifurcated bars secured to the inner side of said heads, the junctionpoint of each bifurcated bar bein midway between the circumference and te center of said heads, and the arms of each bar diverging in an outwarddirection, clothes-carrying plates pivotally mounted between opposepairs 0 bars at the junction point t ereof, said plates extendingoutward from their ivotal axis to the circumference of the cyliner,andlu on the said bars extending outward there rom and limiting themovement of the plates in either direction.

6. A washing machine including a rotatable cylinder rovided with opposedheads, a series of c othes carrying plates freely mounted between saidheads and extending outward awa from the center of the cylinder, theinsi eedges of thesaid plates at their inside margins being ivotallyconnected to said heads and said plates. being less in width than theradius of the cylinder, and lugs extendin inward from said heads, andengaging wit the plates to limit their movement in either direction.

7. A washin machine, comprisin a body portion, a revo uhle cylindermounte therein and provided with heads and a doorway, doorframes-secured to the bod portion of the cylinder at the ends of theoorway and provided, respectively, with butw ardly ecting flangesoverhanging the edges 0 the heads, said door frames being also formedwith. inwardly projecting ledges below the level of the'iipwardlyprojectin flange, and a, door adapted to close the oorway and rest uponsaid ledges.

8. washin machine, comprisin a body portion-,a revo uble cylinder mo mtherein Looting flanges over and including a bod portion and heads andprovided in its b y'portion with a doorway, door frames secured to thebody portion of the cylinder at the ends of the doorway and provided,respectively, with outwardly projecting flanges overhanging the edges ofthe heads, and inwardly projecting flanges concave on their up orfaces,adapte to suplport the door, said oer frames being I'OVl ed witharms projecting in opposite irections from the ends thereof and securedto the body ortion of the cylinderyand a door adapted to close saiddoorway.

9. A washin machine, comprisin a body portion, arevo' ublec lindermounte therein and provided with eads and a doorway door 'frames at theends of the doorway and formed, respectively, with outwardly fproan 'ngthe ed es 0 the eads and also forme with en recesses, the body portionof the c linder being curled alon the side edges 0 the doorway with theen s of the cur ed portions resting in said recesses, and a door adaptedto close said doorwa v 10. A washing machine comprisin a body portion, arevoluble cylinder mounte therein and provided with heads and a doorway,door frames at-the ends of the doorway and formed with end recesses, thebody ortion of the cylinder being curled along t e side ed es 0 thedoorway with the ends of the cur ed portions resting in said recesses,and a door adapted to close said doorway.

11. A washin machine, comprisin a body portion, a revo 'uble cylindermounts therein and provided with a doorway, a'door of ssring materialhinged at one edge to one e ge of the doorway and adapted to be sgrungat its opposite edge to t e opposite e ge of the doorway whereby to holdthe door closed, and handles secured to the door near the free oropening ed e thereof, the opposite ends of said han les having a limitedindependent movement inwardly relative to the door.

12. A washing machine, comprisin a body portion,a revo uhle cylindermounte therein and provided with a door-way, a doorof 3 ring materialhinged at one edge to the cor-way and hdapted to spring past theopposite edge of the door-way into lockin engagement therewith, andhandles 'securer at one end to the free or opening edge of the door andprovided,with o posite ofiset ends, the door near its hinge ed e beingformed with slots through which the ofl'set ends of the handles looselyextend, as and for the pur ose set forth;

13. A was iin machine comprisin a body portion,a revo uble cylindermounte therein and provided with a. door-way, a door adapted to closesaid door-way, and handles secured to the said door, said handles being:formed with lugs adapted to enga e a po| tion of the body of the machinein t e swung back position of the door,- whereby to hold the cylinderstationary.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in resence of two witnesses.

{ENRY W. DARROW.. L. 5.] Witnesses:

Hnnvnr Ror DAILEY, LEO S. THEIN.

